Botswana vs Cabo Verde

Botswana (Africa) and Cabo Verde (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1980-2025

Botswana Cabo Verde World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1980 Botswana: 1,131.63 Cabo Verde: 439.98 World: 2,587.01 1981 Botswana: 1,107.03 Cabo Verde: 425.41 World: 2,628.62 1982 Botswana: 1,005.62 Cabo Verde: 422.66 World: 2,554.08 1983 Botswana: 1,120.53 Cabo Verde: 410.11 World: 2,561.17 1984 Botswana: 1,145.03 Cabo Verde: 385.45 World: 2,614.33 1985 Botswana: 993.62 Cabo Verde: 396.49 World: 2,690.59 1986 Botswana: 1,199.85 Cabo Verde: 541.14 World: 3,118.57 1987 Botswana: 1,638.83 Cabo Verde: 658.42 World: 3,487.88 1988 Botswana: 2,140.51 Cabo Verde: 729.47 World: 3,829.99 1989 Botswana: 2,427.68 Cabo Verde: 727.15 World: 3,930.51 1990 Botswana: 2,903.15 Cabo Verde: 817.44 World: 4,338.94 1991 Botswana: 2,938.59 Cabo Verde: 831.61 World: 4,453.9 1992 Botswana: 3,004.61 Cabo Verde: 907.85 World: 4,679.98 1993 Botswana: 2,929.43 Cabo Verde: 1,220.05 World: 4,685.3 1994 Botswana: 2,917.26 Cabo Verde: 991.11 World: 4,967.01 1995 Botswana: 3,156.18 Cabo Verde: 1,165.14 World: 5,463.2 1996 Botswana: 3,156.27 Cabo Verde: 1,179.52 World: 5,507.22 1997 Botswana: 3,194.18 Cabo Verde: 1,133.57 World: 5,408.57 1998 Botswana: 2,981.2 Cabo Verde: 1,186.74 World: 5,302.34 1999 Botswana: 3,340 Cabo Verde: 1,326.74 World: 5,401.23 2000 Botswana: 3,450.81 Cabo Verde: 1,189.51 World: 5,512.56 2001 Botswana: 3,206.07 Cabo Verde: 1,223.33 World: 5,404.2 2002 Botswana: 3,117.25 Cabo Verde: 1,328.58 World: 5,539.32 2003 Botswana: 4,230.12 Cabo Verde: 1,717.98 World: 6,129.87 2004 Botswana: 4,956.69 Cabo Verde: 1,929.49 World: 6,818 2005 Botswana: 5,391.07 Cabo Verde: 2,004.15 World: 7,290.57 2006 Botswana: 5,291.58 Cabo Verde: 2,257 World: 7,803.19 2007 Botswana: 5,529.13 Cabo Verde: 3,324.58 World: 8,685.33 2008 Botswana: 5,503.07 Cabo Verde: 3,908.65 World: 9,425.74 2009 Botswana: 5,082.93 Cabo Verde: 3,659.72 World: 8,827.04 2010 Botswana: 6,215.73 Cabo Verde: 3,579.46 World: 9,555.07 2011 Botswana: 7,287.38 Cabo Verde: 4,002.01 World: 10,496.93 2012 Botswana: 6,595.54 Cabo Verde: 3,736.82 World: 10,597.85 2013 Botswana: 6,666.91 Cabo Verde: 3,960.98 World: 10,759.35 2014 Botswana: 7,122.36 Cabo Verde: 3,985.61 World: 10,912.24 2015 Botswana: 6,141.2 Cabo Verde: 3,415.06 World: 10,191.98 2016 Botswana: 6,749.06 Cabo Verde: 3,608.97 World: 10,239.47 2017 Botswana: 7,104.96 Cabo Verde: 3,893.1 World: 10,784.4 2018 Botswana: 7,407.96 Cabo Verde: 4,294.97 World: 11,344.73 2019 Botswana: 7,172.09 Cabo Verde: 4,380.78 World: 11,417.6 2020 Botswana: 6,323.3 Cabo Verde: 3,539.23 World: 10,999.49 2021 Botswana: 7,807.89 Cabo Verde: 3,971.44 World: 12,472.91 2022 Botswana: 8,328.71 Cabo Verde: 4,323.31 World: 12,876.24 2023 Botswana: 7,827.3 Cabo Verde: 4,794.9 World: 13,313.86 2024 Botswana: 7,649.82 Cabo Verde: 5,170.21 World: 13,717.09 2025 Botswana: 7,778.12 Cabo Verde: 5,796.47 World: 14,405.85 1980 1994 2001 2008 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Botswana Cabo Verde World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Botswana: 51.22 Cabo Verde: 48.71 World: 50.94 1961 Botswana: 51.78 Cabo Verde: 49.42 World: 52.8 1962 Botswana: 52.31 Cabo Verde: 50.24 World: 55.29 1963 Botswana: 52.85 Cabo Verde: 51.15 World: 55.65 1964 Botswana: 53.36 Cabo Verde: 52.09 World: 56.1 1965 Botswana: 53.85 Cabo Verde: 53.04 World: 55.93 1966 Botswana: 54.36 Cabo Verde: 53.92 World: 56.45 1967 Botswana: 54.86 Cabo Verde: 54.72 World: 56.9 1968 Botswana: 55.37 Cabo Verde: 55.43 World: 57.34 1969 Botswana: 55.9 Cabo Verde: 56.04 World: 57.68 1970 Botswana: 56.45 Cabo Verde: 56.56 World: 57.94 1971 Botswana: 57.06 Cabo Verde: 57.03 World: 58.02 1972 Botswana: 57.67 Cabo Verde: 57.49 World: 58.84 1973 Botswana: 58.29 Cabo Verde: 57.98 World: 59.3 1974 Botswana: 58.91 Cabo Verde: 58.43 World: 59.7 1975 Botswana: 59.53 Cabo Verde: 58.98 World: 60.13 1976 Botswana: 60.21 Cabo Verde: 59.4 World: 60.45 1977 Botswana: 60.87 Cabo Verde: 59.99 World: 61.04 1978 Botswana: 61.49 Cabo Verde: 60.38 World: 61.39 1979 Botswana: 62.04 Cabo Verde: 60.73 World: 61.84 1980 Botswana: 62.53 Cabo Verde: 61.03 World: 62.15 1981 Botswana: 63.03 Cabo Verde: 61.3 World: 62.52 1982 Botswana: 63.38 Cabo Verde: 61.52 World: 62.87 1983 Botswana: 63.61 Cabo Verde: 61.77 World: 63.13 1984 Botswana: 63.71 Cabo Verde: 61.83 World: 63.44 1985 Botswana: 63.65 Cabo Verde: 62.28 World: 63.73 1986 Botswana: 63.36 Cabo Verde: 62.58 World: 64.12 1987 Botswana: 62.84 Cabo Verde: 62.91 World: 64.46 1988 Botswana: 61.7 Cabo Verde: 63.24 World: 64.67 1989 Botswana: 61.19 Cabo Verde: 63.57 World: 64.96 1990 Botswana: 60.1 Cabo Verde: 63.87 World: 65.11 1991 Botswana: 58.91 Cabo Verde: 64.07 World: 65.3 1992 Botswana: 58.19 Cabo Verde: 64.25 World: 65.55 1993 Botswana: 57.32 Cabo Verde: 64.46 World: 65.74 1994 Botswana: 55.97 Cabo Verde: 64.65 World: 65.96 1995 Botswana: 54.71 Cabo Verde: 63.69 World: 66.2 1996 Botswana: 54.28 Cabo Verde: 65.52 World: 66.52 1997 Botswana: 53.59 Cabo Verde: 66.08 World: 66.83 1998 Botswana: 52.97 Cabo Verde: 66.71 World: 67.07 1999 Botswana: 52.5 Cabo Verde: 67.41 World: 67.31 2000 Botswana: 52.26 Cabo Verde: 68.12 World: 67.65 2001 Botswana: 52.21 Cabo Verde: 68.71 World: 67.95 2002 Botswana: 52.37 Cabo Verde: 69.45 World: 68.23 2003 Botswana: 52.85 Cabo Verde: 70.01 World: 68.52 2004 Botswana: 53.57 Cabo Verde: 70.5 World: 68.77 2005 Botswana: 54.39 Cabo Verde: 70.94 World: 69.11 2006 Botswana: 55.11 Cabo Verde: 71.34 World: 69.47 2007 Botswana: 56.74 Cabo Verde: 71.49 World: 69.81 2008 Botswana: 57.66 Cabo Verde: 71.89 World: 70 2009 Botswana: 58.3 Cabo Verde: 72.14 World: 70.38 2010 Botswana: 59.14 Cabo Verde: 72.51 World: 70.68 2011 Botswana: 59.72 Cabo Verde: 72.91 World: 70.97 2012 Botswana: 60.38 Cabo Verde: 73.32 World: 71.26 2013 Botswana: 61.22 Cabo Verde: 73.48 World: 71.53 2014 Botswana: 62.17 Cabo Verde: 73.79 World: 71.78 2015 Botswana: 63.22 Cabo Verde: 74.1 World: 71.97 2016 Botswana: 64.32 Cabo Verde: 74.35 World: 72.19 2017 Botswana: 65.42 Cabo Verde: 74.71 World: 72.37 2018 Botswana: 66.37 Cabo Verde: 74.84 World: 72.64 2019 Botswana: 67.17 Cabo Verde: 75.45 World: 72.87 2020 Botswana: 67.64 Cabo Verde: 73.82 World: 72.18 2021 Botswana: 63.3 Cabo Verde: 74.42 World: 71.22 2022 Botswana: 68.75 Cabo Verde: 75.91 World: 72.97 2023 Botswana: 69.16 Cabo Verde: 76.06 World: 73.33 2024 Botswana: 69.29 Cabo Verde: 76.22 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Botswana Cabo Verde World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Botswana: 6.6 Cabo Verde: 6.89 World: 4.69 1961 Botswana: 6.56 Cabo Verde: 6.92 World: 4.56 1962 Botswana: 6.54 Cabo Verde: 6.95 World: 5.02 1963 Botswana: 6.58 Cabo Verde: 6.98 World: 5.31 1964 Botswana: 6.61 Cabo Verde: 6.99 World: 5.13 1965 Botswana: 6.6 Cabo Verde: 6.99 World: 5.08 1966 Botswana: 6.61 Cabo Verde: 6.99 World: 4.97 1967 Botswana: 6.6 Cabo Verde: 6.98 World: 4.87 1968 Botswana: 6.58 Cabo Verde: 6.97 World: 4.98 1969 Botswana: 6.56 Cabo Verde: 6.95 World: 4.88 1970 Botswana: 6.55 Cabo Verde: 6.94 World: 4.84 1971 Botswana: 6.54 Cabo Verde: 6.91 World: 4.69 1972 Botswana: 6.56 Cabo Verde: 6.89 World: 4.55 1973 Botswana: 6.59 Cabo Verde: 6.86 World: 4.42 1974 Botswana: 6.61 Cabo Verde: 6.82 World: 4.26 1975 Botswana: 6.61 Cabo Verde: 6.77 World: 4.07 1976 Botswana: 6.6 Cabo Verde: 6.71 World: 3.97 1977 Botswana: 6.54 Cabo Verde: 6.65 World: 3.84 1978 Botswana: 6.48 Cabo Verde: 6.56 World: 3.77 1979 Botswana: 6.4 Cabo Verde: 6.47 World: 3.76 1980 Botswana: 6.29 Cabo Verde: 6.38 World: 3.73 1981 Botswana: 6.16 Cabo Verde: 6.27 World: 3.71 1982 Botswana: 5.97 Cabo Verde: 6.17 World: 3.72 1983 Botswana: 5.79 Cabo Verde: 6.07 World: 3.59 1984 Botswana: 5.63 Cabo Verde: 5.97 World: 3.57 1985 Botswana: 5.48 Cabo Verde: 5.92 World: 3.53 1986 Botswana: 5.33 Cabo Verde: 5.81 World: 3.51 1987 Botswana: 5.1 Cabo Verde: 5.68 World: 3.48 1988 Botswana: 4.88 Cabo Verde: 5.55 World: 3.39 1989 Botswana: 4.67 Cabo Verde: 5.45 World: 3.35 1990 Botswana: 4.51 Cabo Verde: 5.36 World: 3.31 1991 Botswana: 4.37 Cabo Verde: 5.26 World: 3.13 1992 Botswana: 4.26 Cabo Verde: 5.12 World: 3.04 1993 Botswana: 4.15 Cabo Verde: 4.95 World: 2.97 1994 Botswana: 4.02 Cabo Verde: 4.72 World: 2.92 1995 Botswana: 3.79 Cabo Verde: 4.49 World: 2.87 1996 Botswana: 3.57 Cabo Verde: 4.26 World: 2.82 1997 Botswana: 3.43 Cabo Verde: 4.05 World: 2.78 1998 Botswana: 3.36 Cabo Verde: 3.9 World: 2.75 1999 Botswana: 3.31 Cabo Verde: 3.73 World: 2.72 2000 Botswana: 3.29 Cabo Verde: 3.55 World: 2.73 2001 Botswana: 3.25 Cabo Verde: 3.37 World: 2.69 2002 Botswana: 3.18 Cabo Verde: 3.19 World: 2.66 2003 Botswana: 3.11 Cabo Verde: 3.03 World: 2.64 2004 Botswana: 3.06 Cabo Verde: 2.9 World: 2.63 2005 Botswana: 3.08 Cabo Verde: 2.73 World: 2.61 2006 Botswana: 3.11 Cabo Verde: 2.56 World: 2.61 2007 Botswana: 3.13 Cabo Verde: 2.41 World: 2.6 2008 Botswana: 3.13 Cabo Verde: 2.3 World: 2.6 2009 Botswana: 3.13 Cabo Verde: 2.25 World: 2.59 2010 Botswana: 3.14 Cabo Verde: 2.33 World: 2.57 2011 Botswana: 3.1 Cabo Verde: 2.33 World: 2.55 2012 Botswana: 3.07 Cabo Verde: 2.15 World: 2.56 2013 Botswana: 3.05 Cabo Verde: 2.07 World: 2.53 2014 Botswana: 3.03 Cabo Verde: 2.03 World: 2.52 2015 Botswana: 3.01 Cabo Verde: 1.97 World: 2.49 2016 Botswana: 2.99 Cabo Verde: 1.97 World: 2.49 2017 Botswana: 2.97 Cabo Verde: 1.93 World: 2.46 2018 Botswana: 2.94 Cabo Verde: 1.8 World: 2.39 2019 Botswana: 2.91 Cabo Verde: 1.7 World: 2.35 2020 Botswana: 2.86 Cabo Verde: 1.59 World: 2.28 2021 Botswana: 2.83 Cabo Verde: 1.55 World: 2.25 2022 Botswana: 2.79 Cabo Verde: 1.53 World: 2.22 2023 Botswana: 2.73 Cabo Verde: 1.52 World: 2.2 2024 Botswana: 2.7 Cabo Verde: 1.51 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Botswana Cabo Verde World

0 5 10 15 20 25 1991 Botswana: 13.82 Cabo Verde: 13.53 World: 5.12 1992 Botswana: 16.33 Cabo Verde: 13.43 World: 5.28 1993 Botswana: 18.76 Cabo Verde: 13.28 World: 5.54 1994 Botswana: 21.2 Cabo Verde: 12.94 World: 5.79 1995 Botswana: 21.39 Cabo Verde: 12.88 World: 5.92 1996 Botswana: 21.59 Cabo Verde: 12.84 World: 5.98 1997 Botswana: 21.03 Cabo Verde: 13.01 World: 6.01 1998 Botswana: 20.86 Cabo Verde: 13.06 World: 6.16 1999 Botswana: 18.22 Cabo Verde: 13.07 World: 6.28 2000 Botswana: 15.88 Cabo Verde: 13.02 World: 6.11 2001 Botswana: 18.54 Cabo Verde: 13.24 World: 6.19 2002 Botswana: 21.28 Cabo Verde: 13.38 World: 6.41 2003 Botswana: 23.8 Cabo Verde: 13.6 World: 6.48 2004 Botswana: 21.76 Cabo Verde: 13.46 World: 6.33 2005 Botswana: 19.85 Cabo Verde: 13.44 World: 6.22 2006 Botswana: 17.78 Cabo Verde: 13.38 World: 5.97 2007 Botswana: 16.98 Cabo Verde: 13.29 World: 5.77 2008 Botswana: 16.29 Cabo Verde: 13.31 World: 5.82 2009 Botswana: 16.17 Cabo Verde: 13.52 World: 6.41 2010 Botswana: 17.86 Cabo Verde: 10.67 World: 6.28 2011 Botswana: 18.05 Cabo Verde: 10.96 World: 6.15 2012 Botswana: 17.92 Cabo Verde: 11.15 World: 6.15 2013 Botswana: 18.17 Cabo Verde: 11.4 World: 6.1 2014 Botswana: 18.48 Cabo Verde: 11.69 World: 5.96 2015 Botswana: 18.92 Cabo Verde: 11.92 World: 6 2016 Botswana: 19.33 Cabo Verde: 12.09 World: 5.97 2017 Botswana: 19.67 Cabo Verde: 12.24 World: 5.9 2018 Botswana: 19.67 Cabo Verde: 12.17 World: 5.76 2019 Botswana: 20.09 Cabo Verde: 12.12 World: 5.59 2020 Botswana: 21.02 Cabo Verde: 14.65 World: 6.59 2021 Botswana: 23.11 Cabo Verde: 13.93 World: 6.05 2022 Botswana: 23.62 Cabo Verde: 12.24 World: 5.23 2023 Botswana: 23.38 Cabo Verde: 11.88 World: 4.85 2024 Botswana: 23.81 Cabo Verde: 11.88 World: 4.81 2025 Botswana: 24.48 Cabo Verde: 11.94 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Botswana Cabo Verde World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Botswana: 0.26 Cabo Verde: 0.52 World: 4.14 1971 Botswana: 0.26 Cabo Verde: 0.51 World: 4.04 1972 Botswana: 0.32 Cabo Verde: 0.5 World: 4.16 1973 Botswana: 0.4 Cabo Verde: 0.51 World: 4.32 1974 Botswana: 0.66 Cabo Verde: 0.55 World: 4.23 1975 Botswana: 0.78 Cabo Verde: 0.57 World: 4.14 1976 Botswana: 1.08 Cabo Verde: 0.58 World: 4.31 1977 Botswana: 1.17 Cabo Verde: 0.59 World: 4.36 1978 Botswana: 1.24 Cabo Verde: 0.6 World: 4.42 1979 Botswana: 1.33 Cabo Verde: 0.68 World: 4.46 1980 Botswana: 1.35 Cabo Verde: 0.66 World: 4.33 1981 Botswana: 1.43 Cabo Verde: 0.62 World: 4.18 1982 Botswana: 1.43 Cabo Verde: 0.25 World: 4.05 1983 Botswana: 1.35 Cabo Verde: 0.27 World: 4.01 1984 Botswana: 1.3 Cabo Verde: 0.31 World: 4.07 1985 Botswana: 1.35 Cabo Verde: 0.3 World: 4.05 1986 Botswana: 1.5 Cabo Verde: 0.1 World: 4.04 1987 Botswana: 1.5 Cabo Verde: 0.14 World: 4.1 1988 Botswana: 1.75 Cabo Verde: 0.17 World: 4.16 1989 Botswana: 1.88 Cabo Verde: 0.19 World: 4.16 1990 Botswana: 2.16 Cabo Verde: 0.14 World: 4.15 1991 Botswana: 2.08 Cabo Verde: 0.18 World: 4.1 1992 Botswana: 2.46 Cabo Verde: 0.17 World: 4.01 1993 Botswana: 2.36 Cabo Verde: 0.16 World: 3.97 1994 Botswana: 2.2 Cabo Verde: 0.19 World: 3.94 1995 Botswana: 2.23 Cabo Verde: 0.18 World: 3.99 1996 Botswana: 1.96 Cabo Verde: 0.22 World: 4.01 1997 Botswana: 2.05 Cabo Verde: 0.21 World: 4.02 1998 Botswana: 2.38 Cabo Verde: 0.21 World: 3.98 1999 Botswana: 2.46 Cabo Verde: 0.22 World: 3.95 2000 Botswana: 2.44 Cabo Verde: 0.62 World: 4.01 2001 Botswana: 2.31 Cabo Verde: 0.71 World: 4.01 2002 Botswana: 2.39 Cabo Verde: 0.77 World: 4.02 2003 Botswana: 2.33 Cabo Verde: 0.77 World: 4.15 2004 Botswana: 2.24 Cabo Verde: 0.81 World: 4.28 2005 Botswana: 2.39 Cabo Verde: 1.25 World: 4.39 2006 Botswana: 2.21 Cabo Verde: 1.35 World: 4.48 2007 Botswana: 2.31 Cabo Verde: 1.51 World: 4.59 2008 Botswana: 2.31 Cabo Verde: 1.45 World: 4.56 2009 Botswana: 2.07 Cabo Verde: 1.4 World: 4.45 2010 Botswana: 1.66 Cabo Verde: 1.47 World: 4.67 2011 Botswana: 1.94 Cabo Verde: 1.7 World: 4.76 2012 Botswana: 1.67 Cabo Verde: 1.46 World: 4.77 2013 Botswana: 2.58 Cabo Verde: 1.43 World: 4.81 2014 Botswana: 3.29 Cabo Verde: 1.51 World: 4.78 2015 Botswana: 3.22 Cabo Verde: 1.54 World: 4.7 2016 Botswana: 3.02 Cabo Verde: 1.62 World: 4.65 2017 Botswana: 3.28 Cabo Verde: 1.73 World: 4.67 2018 Botswana: 3.57 Cabo Verde: 1.55 World: 4.73 2019 Botswana: 3.15 Cabo Verde: 1.63 World: 4.7 2020 Botswana: 2.57 Cabo Verde: 1.22 World: 4.47 2021 Botswana: 2.73 Cabo Verde: 1.25 World: 4.68 2022 Botswana: 2.8 Cabo Verde: 1.31 World: 4.67 2023 Botswana: 2.71 Cabo Verde: 1.25 World: 4.68 2024 Botswana: 2.74 Cabo Verde: 1.29 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Botswana Cabo Verde World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Botswana: 3.26 Cabo Verde: 6.07 World: 15.6 2006 Botswana: 4.29 Cabo Verde: 6.81 World: 17.2 2007 Botswana: 5.28 Cabo Verde: 8.28 World: 20.2 2008 Botswana: 6.25 Cabo Verde: 14 World: 22.8 2009 Botswana: 6.15 Cabo Verde: 21 World: 25.3 2010 Botswana: 6 Cabo Verde: 30 World: 28.4 2011 Botswana: 9 Cabo Verde: 32 World: 30.9 2012 Botswana: 16 Cabo Verde: 34.74 World: 33.3 2013 Botswana: 30 Cabo Verde: 37.5 World: 35.3 2014 Botswana: 36.74 Cabo Verde: 40.26 World: 37.4 2015 Botswana: 38.89 Cabo Verde: 42.68 World: 39.9 2016 Botswana: 41.17 Cabo Verde: 50.32 World: 43.6 2017 Botswana: 43.58 Cabo Verde: 57.16 World: 46.3 2018 Botswana: 46.13 Cabo Verde: 59.5 World: 49.4 2019 Botswana: 48.82 Cabo Verde: 61.94 World: 53.9 2020 Botswana: 51.68 Cabo Verde: 69.37 World: 60.1 2021 Botswana: 54.7 Cabo Verde: 70.28 World: 63.8 2022 Botswana: 57.9 Cabo Verde: 73.33 World: 67 2024 Botswana: 57.46 Cabo Verde: 74.74 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Botswana Cabo Verde
Population 2.6 mn 2025
143rd of 215		 527,326 2025
172nd of 215
Population density 4.4 /km² 2023
206th of 214		 129.6 /km² 2023
82nd of 214
Population growth 1.61 % 2025
65th of 215		 0.47 % 2025
139th of 215
Life expectancy 69.3 years 2024
156th of 215		 76.2 years 2024
96th of 215
Fertility rate 2.70 2024
65th of 215		 1.51 2024
149th of 215
Birth rate 24.4 ‰ 2024
54th of 215		 12.2 ‰ 2024
116th of 215
Infant mortality 32.1 ‰ 2024
155th of 196		 10.6 ‰ 2024
86th of 196
Urban population 68.0 % 2025
97th of 215		 77.6 % 2025
66th of 215
Aged 65+ 4.1 % 2025
162nd of 215		 7.2 % 2025
121st of 215
Living in cities 21.0 % 2025
165th of 215		 39.5 % 2025
99th of 215
Living in towns 49.5 % 2025
38th of 215		 33.4 % 2025
96th of 215
Living in rural areas 29.5 % 2025
79th of 215		 27.0 % 2025
91st of 215

Human development

Indicator Botswana Cabo Verde
Human Development Index 0.731 2023
111th of 193		 0.668 2023
135th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.509 2023
110th of 169		 0.478 2023
116th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.698 2023
69th of 156		 -
Gender Inequality Index 0.490 2023
127th of 172		 0.298 2023
77th of 172

Economy

Indicator Botswana Cabo Verde
GDP 19.9 bn US$ 2025
131st of 186		 3.1 bn US$ 2025
162nd of 186
GDP per capita 7,778 US$ 2025
95th of 186		 5,796 US$ 2025
112th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 20,698 int. $ 2025
92nd of 185		 12,165 int. $ 2025
122nd of 185
GNI per capita 7,390 US$ 2025
92nd of 182		 5,590 US$ 2025
108th of 182
GDP growth -0.7 % 2025
179th of 186		 6.3 % 2025
29th of 186
Inflation 2.7 % 2025
87th of 165		 2.3 % 2025
99th of 165
Trade 69.5 % 2025
81st of 138		 95.3 % 2025
50th of 138
Exports 32.0 % 2025
79th of 138		 42.0 % 2025
54th of 138
FDI inflows 2.4 % 2024
99th of 192		 5.0 % 2025
57th of 192
Manufacturing 5.7 % 2025
110th of 132		 5.2 % 2025
114th of 132
Agriculture 1.8 % 2025
129th of 158		 5.0 % 2025
90th of 158
Tax revenue 22.4 % 2023 18.4 % 2020
Government debt 19.7 % 2023
2nd of 56		 -
Military spending 2.8 % 2024
28th of 147		 0.6 % 2024
132nd of 147

Labour

Indicator Botswana Cabo Verde
Unemployment 24.5 % 2025
178th of 181		 11.9 % 2025
157th of 181
Youth unemployment 46.0 % 2025
177th of 181		 28.4 % 2025
160th of 181
Women in the labour force 63.7 % 2025
25th of 181		 50.5 % 2025
116th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 18.0 % 2025
81st of 181		 9.2 % 2025
109th of 181
Weekly hours worked 43.3 h 2025
37th of 181		 46.2 h 2025
12th of 181
Youth NEET rate 38.1 % 2025
173rd of 181		 28.2 % 2025
146th of 181
Labour income share 39.5 % 2023 43.7 % 2022
Output per hour 22.2 $ 2025
91st of 181		 11.4 $ 2025
126th of 181

Health

Indicator Botswana Cabo Verde
Health spending 6.3 % 2023
98th of 192		 5.8 % 2023
106th of 192
Health spending per person 490 US$ 2023
94th of 191		 290 US$ 2023
115th of 191
Physicians 0.38 /1,000 2023
85th of 125		 0.73 /1,000 2023
76th of 125
Under-5 mortality 33.3 ‰ 2024
142nd of 196		 11.1 ‰ 2024
80th of 196
Maternal mortality 155 /100k 2023
146th of 194		 40 /100k 2023
91st of 194
Tobacco use 18.0 % 2024
79th of 166		 10.4 % 2024
36th of 166
Safe drinking water 63.3 % 2024
97th of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Botswana Cabo Verde
Calories per person 2,741 kcal 2024
111th of 155		 2,794 kcal 2023
103rd of 155
Protein supply 74.9 g 2022
124th of 174		 84.2 g 2022
106th of 174
Animal protein supply 28.4 g 2022
125th of 174		 33.2 g 2022
109th of 174
Fat supply 67.5 g 2022
126th of 174		 79.1 g 2022
112th of 174
Food insecurity 52.0 % 2024
109th of 134		 32.1 % 2024
89th of 134
Severe food insecurity 20.4 % 2024
105th of 124		 6.4 % 2024
74th of 124
Cereal import dependency 82.7 % 2022
43rd of 160		 100.0 % 2022
4th of 160

Education

Indicator Botswana Cabo Verde
Secondary enrolment 70.6 % 2021 96.4 % 2022
Tertiary enrolment 21.4 % 2024
104th of 128		 24.3 % 2018
Education spending 8.1 % 2020 4.3 % 2023
42nd of 121
Expected schooling 11.4 yrs 2023
149th of 195		 11.4 yrs 2023
152nd of 195
Mean schooling 10.5 yrs 2023
83rd of 193		 6.1 yrs 2023
152nd of 193
Literacy - 88.5 % 2024
22nd of 29

Society

Indicator Botswana Cabo Verde
Income inequality 54.9 2015 42.4 2015
Extreme poverty 21.4 % 2015 14.6 % 2015
Internet use 57.5 % 2024
139th of 182		 74.7 % 2024
110th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 164.0 /100 2024
16th of 151		 111.8 /100 2024
97th of 151
Electricity access 80.2 % 2024
169th of 213		 98.4 % 2024
139th of 213
Women in parliament 9.0 % 2025
167th of 184		 44.4 % 2025
17th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Botswana Cabo Verde
Refugees hosted 847 2025
128th of 177		 0 2025
170th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.3 ‰ 2025
112th of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2025
170th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 21 2025
148th of 177		 0 2025
162nd of 177
Refugees from the country 384 2025
120th of 199		 15 2025
174th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
111th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
147th of 199

Governance

Indicator Botswana Cabo Verde
Control of corruption 60.6 /100 2024
56th of 207		 66.9 /100 2024
40th of 207
Government effectiveness 59.4 /100 2024
70th of 205		 59.4 /100 2024
71st of 205
Rule of law 62.3 /100 2024
81st of 207		 64.3 /100 2024
74th of 207
Regulatory quality 61.2 /100 2024
65th of 205		 55.6 /100 2024
94th of 205
Voice and accountability 62.0 /100 2024
83rd of 205		 70.7 /100 2024
52nd of 205
Political stability 83.5 /100 2024
35th of 207		 79.0 /100 2024
54th of 207

Environment

Indicator Botswana Cabo Verde
CO₂ per capita 2.74 t 2024
106th of 202		 1.29 t 2024
72nd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 7.5 Mt 2024
120th of 204		 0.6 Mt 2024
179th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.02 % 2024
121st of 204		 0.00 % 2024
179th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.2 Gt 2024
131st of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
178th of 204
GHG per capita 4.80 t 2024
112th of 202		 1.74 t 2024
44th of 202
Renewable energy 27.4 % 2021
87th of 211		 21.8 % 2022
99th of 211
Forest area 26.3 % 2023
115th of 212		 11.6 % 2023
155th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 13.2 µg/m³ 2023
67th of 200		 20.2 µg/m³ 2023
119th of 200
Water stress 2.2 % 2022
34th of 176		 59.7 % 2022
149th of 176
Land area 566,730 km² 2023
47th of 214		 4,030 km² 2023
169th of 214

Energy

Indicator Botswana Cabo Verde
Renewable electricity 0.3 % 2024
182nd of 190		 30.8 % 2024
97th of 190
Wind and solar 0.3 % 2024
164th of 190		 30.8 % 2024
17th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
52nd of 180		 0.0 % 2024
59th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 0.3 % 2024
182nd of 190		 30.8 % 2024
107th of 190
Fossil electricity 99.7 % 2024
182nd of 190		 69.2 % 2024
107th of 190
Coal power 98.3 % 2024
188th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
24th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 852 g/kWh 2024
185th of 190		 463 g/kWh 2024
94th of 190
Electricity per capita 1.85 MWh 2024
112th of 191		 0.99 MWh 2024
135th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.